Impact of Long-Term Fertilization on Community Structure of Ammonia Oxidizing and Denitrifying Bacteria Based on amoA and nirK Genes in a Rice Paddy from Tai Lake Region, China

Ammonia oxidizing (AOB) and denitrifying bacteria (DNB) play an important role in soil nitrogen transformation in natural and agricultural ecosystems. Effects of long-term fertilization on abundance and community composition of AOB and DNB were studied with targeting ammonia monooxygenase (amoA) and...

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Main Authors: Zhen-jiang JIN, Lian-qing LI, Xiao-yu LIU, Gen-xing PAN, Hussein Qaiser, Yong-zhuo LIU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209531191460784X